| 100% | CRIER | 5 | Town ___ (person who yelled the news, long ago) |
| 54% | REPORTER | 8 | Person who informs the news |
| 51% | TOWNCRIER | 9 | Village person who proclaims the news |
| 51% | ANCHORS | 7 | People who deliver the nightly news |
| 49% | REPORTER | 8 | Person who conducts interviews and delivers the news |
| 49% | MARATHONER | 10 | Person who's in it for the long run? |
| 48% | LEFTHANDER | 10 | Person whom the other long answers are specially made for |
| 43% | GIGWORKER | 9 | Person who takes temporary jobs in the service sector (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 42% | UMP | 3 | Person who yells "Yer out!" |
| 42% | AESOP | 5 | Writer who long ago penned the phrase "Familiarity breeds contempt" |
| 42% | REPORTER | 8 | Someone who brings people the news |
| 41% | KARA | 4 | ___ Goucher, long-distance runner who podiumed at the Boston and New York City marathons |
| 40% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobile |
| 40% | REPORTER | 8 | Person who broadcasts news |
| 40% | ERST | 4 | Long ago, in the past |
| 40% | ECONOMIST | 9 | Person who studies the markets |
| 40% | RABBI | 5 | Person who teaches the Talmud |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | Person who saves the day |
| 40% | HOBO | 4 | Person who rides the rails |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | Person who defeats the villain |
| 40% | HISTORIAN | 9 | Person who studies the past |
| 40% | DEMOCRAT | 8 | Person who likes the blues? |
| 40% | OWNER | 5 | Person who holds the deed |
| 40% | ACCUSER | 7 | Person who points the finger |
| 40% | CRIMINAL | 8 | Person who breaks the law |
| 40% | SKIER | 5 | Person who hits the slopes |
| 40% | SCRIBE | 6 | Person who has the record |
| 40% | PROPHET | 7 | Person who predicts the future |
| 40% | SCAB | 4 | Person who crosses the line |